Jon Jones defeated Ovince Saint Preux by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Interim Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux, held Saturday, April 23, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 50-45, Jon Jones won the decision.
Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 21 media scorecards
- Dave Meltzer · Wrestling Observer50-44Jones
- Rob Young · CombatPress.com50-45Jones
- Shaun Al-Shatti · MMAFighting.com50-45Jones
- Craig Amos · BleacherReport.com50-45Jones
- Dallas Winston · BloodyElbow.com50-45Jones
- Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com50-45Jones
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com50-45Jones
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Jones
- Jason Floyd · TheMMAReport.com50-45Jones
- Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com50-45Jones
- MMAJunkie.com50-45Jones
- Jim Edwards · MMALatestNews.com50-45Jones
- Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com50-45Jones
- Steven Kelliher · Tapology.com50-45Jones
- José Youngs · TheMMACorner.com50-45Jones
- John Pollock · Fight Network50-45Jones
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com50-45Jones
- SevereMMA.com50-45Jones
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Jones
- TJ DeSantis · Sherdog.com50-45Jones
- Cory Braiterman · MMAMania.com49-46Jones
Fan Scorecards
164 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 2 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Jon Jones | Ovince Saint Preux |
|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | -738 | +519 |
| Bovada | -600 | +400 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Ovince Saint Preux spends 89% of fight time at distance.
- Jon Jones stops 95% of takedowns, better than 96% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- —Purple belt · BJJRoberto Alencar
- 2006Champion · NJCAA
- 2005Champion · State HS189 lb Catchweight
- 2005All-American · NHSCA
- —Black belt · BJJRafaello Oliveira
- —Runner-up · State HSyouth · Florida 1A
- —University of TennesseeFootball · 2001-2004
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
6 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
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- WUFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira· Apr 26, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson· Sep 21, 2013Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
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- WMoyses GabinJul 12, 2008TKO · R2 · 1:58 · Light Heavyweight
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- WRyan VerrettUnited States Fight League· May 9, 2008TKO · R1 · 0:14
- WAnthony PinaICE Fighter· Apr 25, 2008Submission · R1 · 1:15
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- WUFC Fight Night: Hendricks vs Thompson· Feb 6, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
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- WClaudio GodoyN/A· May 15, 2010TKO
- WChris HawkStrikeforce: Nashville· Apr 16, 2010TKO · R1 · 0:47 · Light Heavyweight
- WBrett ChismGeorgia Regional· Feb 20, 2010TKO
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- WJonathan SmithAruba Regional· Sep 5, 2009Submission
- LNik FeketeAruba Regional· Sep 5, 2009DEC
- WOmbey MobleyXtreme Fighting Championships· Apr 25, 2009Submission
- WRobert TurnerXtreme Fighting Championships· Feb 23, 2009TKO
- LRay LizamaShark Fights· Dec 13, 2008DEC
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux?
Jon Jones defeated Ovince Saint Preux by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Interim Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux, held Saturday, April 23, 2016 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 50-45, Jon Jones won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux?
The judges scored it 50-44, 50-45, 50-45, Jon Jones won the decision.
Was Jon Jones vs Ovince Saint Preux a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 95% of 164 fan cards scored it for Jon Jones; 100% of 21 media scores picked Jon Jones.
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